Raffaele Costantino

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Raffaele Costantino
Personal information
Date of birth 14 June 1907
Place of birth    Bari, Italy
Playing position Striker, Right Wing
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1925-27
1927-30
1930-35
1935-39
Liberty Bari
Bari
Roma
Bari
44 (27)
74 (43)
157 (42)
75 (15)[1]   
National team
1930-3? Italy 23 (8)[2]

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Raffaele Costantino (14 June 1907 - 3 June 1991) was an Italian football player from Bari, Apulia. At club level he played for hometown side AS Bari where he is remembered in high regard, he also played for a period of time at AS Roma.

Costantino earned the distinction of being the first ever Serie B player to be called up to the Italian national football team in 1930, he also scored in that game. All together he appeared for the national side twenty-three times and scored eight goals.

By the time he retired in 1939, Costantino was the all-time top scorer for Bari, today he is 5th in the clubs all-time scoring records.[3]

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